Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-24
CINCINNATI'S BANK.
Mr. Trenholm, the Comptroller of
Currency, Takes Charge Of the
Fidelity National Bank.
The Examiner ms ructed to Prevent
Tie Escape o(Auy Officers Who May
Be CTiminRliy Guilty,
She Loss of the American Exchange Ma
uonai Bank OF Chicago Through the
Fidelity Placed at S29S, 600.
TRENHOLMIN CHARGE

CINCINNATI, OHIO. June 23.-Mr. Trep-
| nolm, Comptroller of Currency, has ar
| rived and taken charge OF the Fidelity
bank. More arrests are probable.
The board OF directors of the Chamber
of Commerce, at meeting held to-dagF
appointed committee composed of Levi
@. G0odale, Ralph Peters and William l.
Hunt to investigate the runners of IN
mercantile conduct on the part of f. L.
Harper, Baldwin, Hopkins and others
connected with the Fidelity National
Bank, and to prefer charges against them
IN case the proof warrants suCh proceed
ings.
NO INSTRUCTIONS SENT,
WASHINGTON, J dne 23.-AG the office
of the Comptroller of Currency, it is said,
no instructions have been sent to Cincin-
natl for the arrest OF the eff ,ers of the
Fidelity bank beyond general instructions
sent TO the examiner there TO take every
precausiOn to prevent the escape Of any
officers who may be criminally guilty. It
is customary for the bank examiners in
suCn a case to associate themselves with
the district attorney, whose duty it is to
secure the necessary arrests. The only
late information received O. the Depart
ment from Cincinnati is that the exam
IGer is making satisfactory progress with
his report.
LOSS OF THE MEXICAN EXCHANGE
CHICAGO, Ill, June 90 - me clearing
house committee held d meeting last
evening and made = close examination Of
the American Exchange National, banks
affairs. The bank. presidents are also
said to cave me-, aud after looking over
the bank statement were entirely salts
fac j. was solvent, ard GgciJs d to render
any assistance it might need. The bank
entered the clearing house btlluce this
m1raing and w5s a5le>t0 attend to all
business IS usual. T11 banks ioss by
the closing Of III Cincinnati Fidelity
is stated Oh good authority ~ @29S GOO,
the claims against Fidelity beng regarded
IS next to wor HESS
FUNDS GARNIsHBED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Juae % Funds in
the Fifth National bank IF this city be-
longing TO the Fidelity bank Of Cincinnati
were garnisheCd tO-dly Ct the instance Of
the Second National bank of Cleveland
70 satisfy debt Of $4,000.
Wiltshire UNDER ARREST.
CINCINNATI, Ono, June 23.-Hon. W.
Il ALEH1J4lU, Ntiupli bli|. VI CuIISuOJs
who arrived here day, was int eTvieWed
this evening rega ding the Fidelity bank
affairs. receiver hsS not been ap-
pointed, but Will De by Mr. Trenholm.
No definite statement of the banks affairs
can be made until after the receiver takes
charge. The government had acted as
soon IS there was tangible evidence Of
wrong doing. The sensational feature
of to days proceedings was the surrender,
late this afternoon, of f. L. Harper
and B. f. Hopkins by their bondsmen.
Desperate efforts have been made by
them to -night to get new bondsmen, but at
e late hour they were unsuccessful
This evening j. ". Wiltshire, the
broker VINO took the checks OF the Fidel-
ity Bank TO Chicago to try to hold up the
market was slso arrested charged with
aiding in the wIlful and unlawful mis-
application of funds of the bank. He
gave bonds in $50, 900.